Directed Reading, Poetry

Directed Reading in Poetry: What’s Happening in 21st Century American Poetry?, David Wagoner (English 550, Course #2352)
The course will study the latest trends, styles, renewed old forms, and novel inventions in American poetry since 2000, including the invasions by poets of traditional territory of prose writers and the counter-invasions by prose writers of poets’ territory and some of the results in No Man’s and Woman’s Land.
TBA (various selections from anthologies)
(These textbooks are available on alibris for a significant discount.)
The Best American Poetry 2000, Rita Dove, ed., Scribner’s
The Best American Poetry 2001 (Best American Poetry), Robert Hass, ed., Scribner’s
The Best American Poetry 2002, Robert Creeley, ed., Scribner’s
The Best American Poetry 2003, Yusef Komunyakaa, ed., Scribner’s
The Best American Poetry 2004, Lynn Hejinian, ed., Scribner’s
The Best American Poetry 2005: Series Editor David Lehman, Paul Muldoon, ed., Scribner’s
The Best American Poetry 2006 (Best American Poetry), Billy Collins, ed., Scribner’s
The Best American Poetry 2007 (The Best American Poetry), Heather McCue, ed., Scribner’s
The Best American Poetry 2008: Series Editor David Lehman, Guest Editor Charles Wright, Charles Wright, ed., Scribner’s
The Best American Poetry 2009: Series Editor David Lehman, David Wagoner, ed., Scribner’s